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T. Gorton: “I summarize by saying how anyone could say that a person who "has substantially, significantly, or materially violated…”

On the recordOctober 9, 1997
I summarize by saying how anyone could say that a person who "has substantially, significantly, or materially violated the requirements" of this law should somehow or another not even receive so much as a tap on the wrist and should be allowed to go on doing in the future what that person has done in the past, is beyond my understanding. I am sorry this is not in the bill. I don't think the excuses of its opponents and the House conferees are adequate in the slightest, but I do know that the chairman and the ranking minority member sympathize with me on this and will support us as we continue on a crusade for honesty and straightforward dealing and using this money for the purposes for which it was intended.
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington
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Discussing accountability measures in housing legislation.

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